Well, it's nearly Monday...

Ok, I know I said I'd post Monday but I didn't anticipate getting home from V Festival quite so late/early. I really should have booked the night off work!

I had such a fab time, but have you ever tried walking for more than a few hours in wellies??
Ouch! Feels like I've been on the treadmill for 8 hours straight... and I'm sporting a rather red and shiny forehead with burnt hair parting.. haha I really can't complaint though it was soooo good, seriously the best time I've had for a while!

Anyhooo, here are the thank you cards I made for my sister.
They are using Nursery Necessities and the sentiment is from Trendy Trees.

I punched out a circle from the blue layer and popped up the little elephant.

The fancy frame outside the word window punch is a fab little creation which I learnt from Jo D.
You can see it here, very creative!

I like to stamp a little coordinating image on the envelopes to finish them off!

And on a personal note, I can't get enough of my little nephew. Just look at this little sweetie!

He's so adorable I could spend all day just watching him!

Ooo, and before I go there is a mere 8 sleeps before we as Stampin' Up! demo's get to see the new catalogue! I can't wait for pre-order and be prepared for some sneaky peeks soon, eeekk!!

Thanks for stopping by,
take care.
x

Wednesday already?

HI everyone, is it really Wednesday already?

I've been so pre-occupied with little Connor that I haven't crafted since he was born - and he's not even my child!!

I really need to get back into the craft room though as my sister needs a truckload of thank you cards making.

Here are the birth announcement cards I made for the new parents.

This is using a Stampin' Up! stamp set that retired last year but I kept it for my own use - which reminds me!
As of the 1st of September Stampin' Up! will be releasing their last chance list which will give you all the stamp sets, accessories, ribbons etc that will not be carried over into the next catty so my advice is get it before it's gone!

All the details will be filled out and a cute little picture of the baby inside so mummy and daddy can give them to friends and relatives to remember all the particulars.

Hopefully I won't leave it another week before blogging although I'm off to V at the weekend so depending on what state I am when I get back I'll be blogging Monday!

Thanks for stopping by,
take care.
x

I am still here...

... just a bit pre-occupied with my little nephew!!

He is just perfect, such a little sweetie and is soooo good!

Meet Connor Sean, born 10-08-10 at 8:04am weighing in at 6lbs 13oz.

I'm a very proud Auntie and will be spoiling him rotten!

Right, here's the card I made for the new parents - I love making baby cards but don't really get a chance to send them so I've kinda used all my baby stamp sets on the one card lol.

I've seen a few baby cards with little babygro's on a washing line and couldn't wait to give it a go.

Background is from Queue Up, Babygro is from All for Friends (Level 2 hostess) and sentiment is from Nursery Necessities.

I've made some little birth announcements too and will share them soon.

Thanks for stopping by,
take care.
x

Vintage Vogue Class

Morning everyone, hope you're all having a lovely weekend.

It's all getting rather exciting here, my sister is due next Friday but is already getting pains and the midwife reckons she's in slow labour so it shouldn't be long now!!

Right then, onto the class.

As always, if you would like to attend any classes please contact me as soon as possible. Classes tend to fill up quite quickly and I'm looking into 'up-ing' my maximum so contact me today to avoid disappointment.

Tuesday 31st of August 7pm at Holy Name Church Hall, Fazakerley.

£10 - includes all materials (except adhesive)

£25 - includes all materials (except adhesive) plus Vintage Vogue stamp set (Stamp set available to purchase separately at £19.95)

**If you can't make the class but would like to take part via post, the charge is £12 including postage and I will send your kit off to you. You will receive all materials to make the box and cards, with full instructions. All you need to provide is adhesive and the stamp set (if not ordering it with the class) **

Hope to see you there.

Thanks for stopping by,
take care.
x

Promotion time!

Only a few days late but I'm still in holiday/birthday mode!

Here is another great promotion from Stampin’ Up!

Throughout August Stampin’ Up! are letting you get your hands on 7 fantastic 2 Step Stampin' sets at 20% off the catalogue price! A fantastic opportunity to get some stamp sets ticked off your wish list.

Here are the sets that qualify for the discount.

Loads of Love (104606) Normally £18.95 Now £15.16

Big Bold Birthday (109439) Normally £23.95 Now £19.16

Trendy Trees (113258) Normally £12.95 Now £10.36

Greenhouse Garden (113824) Normally £22.95 Now £18.36

Something Sweet (117668) Normally £23.95 Now £19.16

Tiny Tags (118091) Normally £18.95 Now £15.16

Bird on a Branch (113266) Normally £14.95 Now £11.96

You can purchase any of these stamp sets today by sending me an email to craftychick001@yahoo.co.uk or by giving me a call on 07792457463 to place an order.

This promotion wont last forever, you have until the end of August to qualify for the discount.

Thanks for stopping by,

take care.

x

I want to live in Camden Town!

Hi everyone, I'm back!!

Stu took me to London for the weekend as part of my birthday present.

And while we were there we went to see Wicked, it was brilliant. I had goosebumps! The singing, the dancing - everything was soooo well done it was amazing :)

For my actual birthday (Saturday) we went to Camden Market and had a stroll round looking at all the stalls. I loved it there, the atmosphere was so relaxed and laid back (baring in mind we got there about 9am so it wasn't that busy!)

We then made our way to Leicester Square and bought our tickets to see Inception. Has anyone ever been to that cinema ?? The seats are the most comfortable seats I've ever sat on in a cinema! I almost fell asleep... not because of the film though - that was soooo good.
It must be my age lol.

After we went back to the hotel to freshen up, Stu treated me to dinner in a gorgeous little Chinese restaurant in China Town then we went to Ripley's Believe it or Not! (We've been to the one in New York and Florida too) so it's kind of a tradition now.

On the Sunday, before we had to catch our train back, we went shopping in Canary Wharf where I had the most delicious Bailey's hot chocolate! Yum :)

I couldn't believe it only took us 2 hours to get home, I tracked our progress (because I'm a bit of a geek like that lol) with the GPS app on my iPhone. It was a little freaky to see the little blue dot zoom across the country like that.

Sorry to bore you with all that! I'll be back soon with some crafty photos.

Thanks for stopping by,
take care.
x